1. Verb
To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley.
2. Unclassified
To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as, his tongue falters.
3. Unclassified
To tremble; to totter; to be unsteady.
4. Unclassified
To hesitate in purpose or action.
5. Unclassified
To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; -- said of the mind or of thought.
6. Verb
To utter with hesitation, or in a broken, trembling, or weak manner.
7. Verb
Hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or broken sound; as, a slight falter in her voice.
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